Wagon Trail

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Wagon Trail
Wagon Trail (film).jpg
Directed by Harry L. Fraser
Written byHarry L. Fraser
Produced by William Berke
Starring Harry Carey
Gertrude Messinger
Edward Norris
Cinematography Robert E. Cline
Edited by Arthur A. Brooks
Production
company
William Berke Productions
Distributed byAjax Pictures
Commodore Pictures
Release date
  • April 9, 1935 (1935-04-09)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Wagon Trail is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edward Norris. It was produced as an independent second feature in Hollywood's Poverty Row. [1] It was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1948.

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Plot

Clay Hartley Jr., the son of the town's sheriff, gets trapped in gambling debts by his future father-in-law, Collins. Collins coerces Junior to act as a lookout for a stagecoach robbery where a deputy sheriff is killed; the only one caught is Clay Junior. Clay Senior loses his badge and takes the opportunity to deal out harsh justice.

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References

  1. Pitts p.16

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